Gasoline Distributors for Getty Outlets Urged to Boost Commissions for Each Gallon Sold; Strike by Dealers Is Threatened

Seeking to avoid a strike by hundreds of small gas-station operators, several local politicians have intervened in a dispute between Getty gasoline distributors and the station operators, who are fighting for higher compensation.

The legislators, including U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler who represents parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, sent a letter to Getty Realty Corp.—the landlord for hundreds of Getty gasoline stations—and four of Getty's gasoline distributors, urging the companies to negotiate better terms with small operators....